詩曰：
黃家出寨若飛鳶，盼至西岐擬到天，兵過五關人寂寂，將來幾次血涓涓。
诗曰：
黄家出寨若飞鸢，盼至西岐拟到天，兵过五关人寂寂，将来几次血涓涓。
A poem says:
The Huang household broke from camp like soaring kites,longing to reach Xiqi as one longs to reach the sky;the troops passed the Five Passes, the men silent and still,and how many times yet will the blood run in trickles.
子牙妙算安周室，聞仲無謀改紂愆。縱有雄師皆離德，晁田空自涉風煙。
子牙妙算安周室，闻仲无谋改纣愆。纵有雄师皆离德，晁田空自涉风烟。
Ziya’s wondrous reckoning keeps the house of Zhou secure;Wen Zhong has no plan to mend King Zhou’s faults.Though he has mighty armies, their hearts have all turned away;Chao Tian braves the wind and smoke for nothing.
話說聞太師自從追趕黃飛虎至臨潼關，被道德真君一捏神砂退了聞太師兵回。太師乃碧遊宮金靈聖母門下；五行大道，倒海移山，聞風知勝敗，嗅土定軍情，怎麼一捏神砂，便自不知？大抵天數已歸周主，聞太師這一會陰陽交錯，一時失計。聞太師看著兵回，自己迷了。到得朝歌，百官聽候回旨，俱來見太師，問其追襲原故，太師把追襲說了一遍，眾官無言。聞太師沉吟半晌，自思：「縱黃飛虎逃去，左有青龍關張桂芳所阻；右有魔家四將可攔，中有五關，料他插翅也不能飛去。」忽聽得報：「臨潼關蕭銀開栓鎖，殺張鳳，放了黃飛虎出關。」太師不語。又報：「黃飛虎潼關殺陳桐。」又報：「穿雲關殺了陳梧。」又報：「界牌關黃滾縱子投西岐。」又報：「汜水關韓榮有告急文書。」聞太師看過，大怒曰：「吾掌朝歌先君托孤之重。不料當今失政，刀兵四起，先反東南二路；豈知禍生蕭牆，元旦災來，反了股肱重臣，追之不及，中途中計而歸，此乃天命。如今成敗未知，興亡怎定，吾不敢負先帝托孤之恩，盡人臣之節，以死報先帝可也。」命左右：「擂聚將鼓響。」不一時，眾官俱至參謁。太師問：「列位將軍，今黃飛虎反叛，已歸姬發，必生禍亂，今不若先起兵，明正其罪，方是討伐不臣。爾等意下如何？」內有總兵官魯雄出而言曰：「末將啟太師：東伯侯姜文煥年年不息兵戈，使遊魂關竇榮勞力費心；南伯侯鄂順，月月三山關，苦壞生靈，鄧九公睡不安枕。黃飛虎今雖反出五關，太師可點大將鎮守，嚴備關防，料姬發縱起兵來，中有五關之阻，左右有青龍、佳夢二關，飛虎縱有本事，亦不能有為，又何勞太師怒激。方今二處干戈未息，又何必生此一方兵戈，自尋多事。況如今庫藏空虛，錢糧不足，還當酌量。古云：『大將者，必戰守通明，方是安天下之道。』」太師曰：「老將軍之言雖是；猶恐西土不守本分，倘生禍亂，吾安得而無准備。況西岐南宮适勇貫三軍，散宜生謀謨百出，又有姜尚乃道德之士，不可不防。一著空虛百著空。臨渴掘井，悔之何及！」魯雄曰：「太師若是猶豫未決，可差一二將，出五關打聽西岐消息：如動，則動；如止，則止。」太師曰：「將軍之言是也。」隨問左右：「誰為我往西岐走一遭？」內有一將應聲曰：「末將願往。」來者乃佑聖上將軍晁田，見太師欠背打躬曰：「末將此去，一則探虛實，二則觀西岐進退巢穴，『入目便知興廢事，三寸舌動可安邦。』」有詩為證：
话说闻太师自从追赶黄飞虎至临潼关，被道德真君一捏神砂退了闻太师兵回。太师乃碧游宫金灵圣母门下；五行大道，倒海移山，闻风知胜败，嗅土定军情，怎么一捏神砂，便自不知？大抵天数已归周主，闻太师这一会阴阳交错，一时失计。闻太师看着兵回，自己迷了。到得朝歌，百官听候回旨，俱来见太师，问其追袭原故，太师把追袭说了一遍，众官无言。闻太师沉吟半晌，自思：「纵黄飞虎逃去，左有青龙关张桂芳所阻；右有魔家四将可拦，中有五关，料他插翅也不能飞去。」忽听得报：「临潼关萧银开栓锁，杀张凤，放了黄飞虎出关。」太师不语。又报：「黄飞虎潼关杀陈桐。」又报：「穿云关杀了陈梧。」又报：「界牌关黄滚纵子投西岐。」又报：「汜水关韩荣有告急文书。」闻太师看过，大怒曰：「吾掌朝歌先君托孤之重。不料当今失政，刀兵四起，先反东南二路；岂知祸生萧墙，元旦灾来，反了股肱重臣，追之不及，中途中计而归，此乃天命。如今成败未知，兴亡怎定，吾不敢负先帝托孤之恩，尽人臣之节，以死报先帝可也。」命左右：「擂聚将鼓响。」不一时，众官俱至参谒。太师问：「列位将军，今黄飞虎反叛，已归姬发，必生祸乱，今不若先起兵，明正其罪，方是讨伐不臣。尔等意下如何？」内有总兵官鲁雄出而言曰：「末将启太师：东伯侯姜文焕年年不息兵戈，使游魂关窦荣劳力费心；南伯侯鄂顺，月月三山关，苦坏生灵，邓九公睡不安枕。黄飞虎今虽反出五关，太师可点大将镇守，严备关防，料姬发纵起兵来，中有五关之阻，左右有青龙、佳梦二关，飞虎纵有本事，亦不能有为，又何劳太师怒激。方今二处干戈未息，又何必生此一方兵戈，自寻多事。况如今库藏空虚，钱粮不足，还当酌量。古云：『大将者，必战守通明，方是安天下之道。』」太师曰：「老将军之言虽是；犹恐西土不守本分，倘生祸乱，吾安得而无准备。况西岐南宫适勇贯三军，散宜生谋谟百出，又有姜尚乃道德之士，不可不防。一着空虚百着空。临渴掘井，悔之何及！」鲁雄曰：「太师若是犹豫未决，可差一二将，出五关打听西岐消息：如动，则动；如止，则止。」太师曰：「将军之言是也。」随问左右：「谁为我往西岐走一遭？」内有一将应声曰：「末将愿往。」来者乃佑圣上将军晁田，见太师欠背打躬曰：「末将此去，一则探虚实，二则观西岐进退巢穴，『入目便知兴废事，三寸舌动可安邦。』」有诗为证：
Now, Grand Preceptor Wen had chased Huang Feihu as far as Lintong Pass, and there the True Lord Daode, with one pinch of divine sand, had turned him and his troops back. The Grand Preceptor was a disciple of Holy Mother Jinling of the Palace of Azure Roaming. He had mastered the great Way of the Five Phases; he could overturn seas and move mountains; he could tell victory or defeat from the wind and judge the state of an army by smelling the soil. How could one pinch of divine sand leave him none the wiser? It was surely that Heaven’s reckoning had already passed to the lord of Zhou: for this one moment yin and yang were crossed in Grand Preceptor Wen, and he blundered. He watched his own troops turn for home, quite bewildered. When he reached Zhaoge, the hundred officials, waiting to hear his report to the throne, all came to see him and asked how the pursuit had gone. The Grand Preceptor told them the whole story, and none of them said a word. Grand Preceptor Wen pondered a long while and thought to himself: “Even if Huang Feihu has got away, on the left Zhang Guifang of Qinglong Pass stands in his way; on the right the four Mo generals can bar his road; and in the middle are the Five Passes. Even with wings he could not fly out.” Suddenly a report came: “At Lintong Pass Xiao Yin drew the bolts, killed Zhang Feng and let Huang Feihu out through the pass.” The Grand Preceptor said nothing. Another report: “Huang Feihu killed Chen Tong at Tong Pass.” Another: “At Chuanyun Pass he killed Chen Wu.” Another: “At Jiepai Pass Huang Gun let his son go over to Xiqi.” Another: “Han Rong of Sishui Pass has sent an urgent dispatch.” When Grand Preceptor Wen had read it, he flew into a great rage. “In Zhaoge I bear the heavy charge the late king laid on me when he entrusted his orphan to my care. Who would have thought the present king would misrule so, until war has sprung up on every side? First the east and the south rose in revolt; and now, who could have known, disaster has broken out within our own walls — on New Year’s Day calamity came, and a great minister, the king’s own right arm, turned rebel. I chased him and could not catch him; I fell for a trick halfway and came back. This is Heaven’s will. Now success or failure is still unknown — who can say what will rise and what will fall? I dare not betray the kindness of the late king who entrusted his orphan to me. I will keep a subject’s duty to the end and repay the late king with my death.” He ordered his attendants: “Beat the drum to assemble the generals.” Before long all the officers had arrived to pay their respects. The Grand Preceptor asked them, “Generals, Huang Feihu has rebelled and gone over to Ji Fa, and disaster is sure to come of it. Better that we raise troops first and openly name his crime — that is the way to punish a disloyal subject. What do you think?” Among them the Commander Lu Xiong stepped forward and said, “This humble officer reports to the Grand Preceptor: year after year Jiang Wenhuan, Lord of the East, makes war without rest, and Dou Rong at Youhun Pass wears out his strength and his wits; month after month E Shun, Lord of the South, is at Sanshan Pass, the people suffer bitterly, and Deng Jiugong cannot sleep at peace on his pillow. Though Huang Feihu has now broken out through the Five Passes, you can name great generals to hold the passes, Grand Preceptor, and keep them strictly guarded. Even if Ji Fa raises troops, the Five Passes lie in his way, with Qinglong Pass and Jiameng Pass on either side. However able Feihu may be, he can do nothing. Why should you trouble yourself with anger, Grand Preceptor? With war still raging in two places, why stir up a third and go looking for more trouble? Besides, the treasury is empty now and there is not enough money or grain; this ought to be weighed. As the ancients said: ‘A great general must understand both attack and defence; that is the way to bring peace to the realm.’” The Grand Preceptor said, “What you say is right, old general. Yet I fear the West will not keep to its place, and if disaster comes of it, how can I be unprepared? Besides, Nangong Kuo of Xiqi is the bravest man in all three armies, San Yisheng has a hundred schemes, and there is Jiang Shang too, a man of the Way. We cannot fail to guard against them. One careless move, and the whole game is lost. Dig the well when you are already thirsty, and it is too late for regrets!” Lu Xiong said, “If you are still undecided, Grand Preceptor, you could send a general or two out through the Five Passes to find out what is happening in Xiqi. If they move, we move; if they stay still, we stay still.” The Grand Preceptor said, “You are right, general.” Then he asked those around him, “Who will make the journey to Xiqi for me?” One of the generals answered at once: “This humble officer will go.” It was Chao Tian, the Supreme General Who Aids the Sovereign. He bowed low to the Grand Preceptor and said, “If this humble officer goes, first I will find out how strong or weak they truly are, and second I will see how Xiqi stirs and where its lair lies. ‘One look, and I’ll know whether it will rise or fall; three inches of tongue can bring the state peace.’” There is a poem to prove it: